Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:16
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2 Peter2:16
The dumb ass, speaking with man's voice - See the note on Num 22:28.
The madness of the prophet - Is not this a reference to the speech of the ass, as represented in the Targums of Jonathan ben Uzziel and Jerusalem? "Wo to thee, Balaam, thou sinner, thou madman: there is no wisdom found in thee." These words contain nearly the same expressions as those in St. Peter.
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